Midnight Oil - Power & The Passion Lyrics
People, wasting away in paradiseGoing backward, once in a whileMoving ahead, falling behindWhat do you believe, what do you believeWhat do you believe is trueNothing they say makes a difference this wayNothing they say will doTake all the trouble that you can affordAt least you wont have time to be boredOh the power and the passion, oh the temper of the timeOh the power and the passionSometimes youve got to take the hardest lineSunburnt faces around, with skin so brownSmiling zinc cream and crowds, sundays the beach never a cloudBreathing eucalypt, pushing panel vansStuff and munch junk foodLaughing at the truth, cos gough was tough til he hit the roughUncle sam and john were quite enoughToo much of sunshine too much of skyIts enough to make you want to cryOh the power...I see buildings, clothing the sky, in paradiseSydney, nights are warmDaytime telly, blue rinse dawnDads so bad he lives in the pub, its a underarms and football clubsFlat chat, pine gap, in every home a big macAnd no one goes outback, thats thatYou take what you get and get what you pleaseIts better to die on your feet than to live on your kneesOh the power...(hirst/moginie/garrett)
